Commando Selection and Training

Marco_Simone SG

You been playing Tom Clancy's Advanced Warfigher II recently? Laughing

charleslee SG

CDOs are known for their pride and honour , i know this coz' one of the PE teachers in my sch was a ex-CDO NS man who told me abt how fiercely the CDOs guard their pride. i feel it's better to go into NS w/o any expectations watsoever, and just dig it in when the going gets tough. at least we'll have one more less disillusioned soldier . although i'm considered very young down here , but i feel tt one shouldn't really place too much hope on something. for example, even u have went for the VA which is quite exclusive to the general population , u must be prepared to know that things may not go ur way( in yr case, not managing to get into hendon camp). so have tt in mind , NS may be a much better place for u and me ... provided everyone do their duties and not shift it to the juniors ... the resentment will grow from there

Gedanken SG

I was a demo man, I generally bummed about and I had a rep as a prankster.

Gedanken SG

Checking to see if it's legal?

ouchtthurt SG

I nv seem to see any commando complain about pride nor politics, at least in this forum.

Could it be due to the fact tt commandos have learned to suck up all the shit?(no offence). Commandos seem to go the extra mile in everything they do too. E.g the 25 rehearsal mention previously.

Hows the organization and situation in Hendon?

boariggy SG

hey charles,

yeah definitely, i had a realistic idea of army in mind, theres a ton of a shit to swallow there anyways. my mentality is pretty much just making it through the two years, making new friends, and learning new skills.

But it's BMTC for me, september, four months to go (before my 1st book in)! Wink

Gedanken SG

You could be on to something there. The nature of the job is such that all kinds of things are going to happen, and the only thing to do is shrug it off and carry on with what you were doing. That mentality's certainly helped me in all the work I've done since leaving the army.

Not sure what you mean about the organisation and situation. Confused

ouchtthurt SG

thanks ged!

Short Ninja SG

I was there 10 years before you 2nd COY also December Intake>CO was Ltc Boon Hon Lin ,OC at that time was Soon Yoo Ker and maybe you know Teo Tiow Ban........he was the Platoon Commander.And KKK was just WO2 then

soulwinner SG

I went the selection but never got in...
Each year 1500 guy will be pick to go for the selection but only 250 of them will be selected.. Very Happy

Adolez SG

is there mono intake for commandos?

wonderamazement SG

Of course... From Poly & Ite mostly if i'm not wrong?

Adolez SG

poly is mono intake? what abt o levels then?

wonderamazement SG

Ain't too sure... Can't say for sure...

Gedanken SG

What with PTP, ITP, FTP, fat camp, Biggest Loser and all that buggery, I don’t know if the SAF’s definition of mono intake has changed over the years, but CDO has always been a mono-intake unit, i.e. unless you fall out, you’re in Hendon for the entire duration of your NS.

Gedanken SG

Fourth batch 2 Coy? Was that Lim Song Siam or Kuru's batch? Yeah, I remember Teo Tiow Ban but I never met the others you mentioned.

Short Ninja SG

Yep Ged,Lim Song Siang (big hand joe),Ger Ah Kee,Kok Mew Chee........some left the SAF some came back and then leave again.Some like me got posted to Guards and never came back.We were a different bunch of soldiers more like the dirty dozen but the commandos of later times like your batch were more educated and better trained and equiped.

=Optimus= SG

commando mono-intake nia

=Optimus= SG

I have a friend who only got O lvl cert, he went in the army and got into Guards, but commando no idea

Gedanken SG

Well, whaddaya know. "Dua Chiew" was my CSM - I still keep in touch with him. In that case, you would know Ng Heng Chew too, wouldn't you?

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